![]() ![]() “We provide a luxury service,” Dippi’s Stewart says, “with safety in mind. The delivery companies say they provide a safer shopping alternative as the coronavirus threat continues, and can play a role in reducing drunk driving. Like groceries and restaurant delivery, demand for buying alcohol from home reached critical mass during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve heard consistently from customers that they are looking for more convenience as they order.” “We’re thrilled to work with FetchMe,” Becky Sharp, owner of the John Emerald Distillery Company in Opelika, says in a news release. Its current fee is $3.99 within a 15-mile delivery radius, which increases incrementally beyond that. ![]() The spinoff works like the restaurant-delivery side.įetchMe’s package retrievers-Fetchers, the company calls them-will deliver within two hours. Plans call for expanding throughout Alabama by the end of the year, Stewart says.įetchMe delivers from Opelika-based John Emerald Distilling (FetchMe Delivery/Facebook)įetchMeAlcohol is an extension of a five-year old, family-owned online restaurant delivery and marketing company operating in the Auburn-Opelika area. ![]() It’s developing an app upgrade that will expand the territory, with an additional per-mile charge outside of the 10-mile zone, Stewart says.ĭippi’s territory ranges from the Trussville area to Hoover and Forestdale. For now, it’s delivering only from within a 10-mile radius. If they’re inebriated and it’s apparent, we cannot distribute to them.”ĭippi charges $5.99 plus a service fee, on top of the products’ selling price. A day after announcing the addition of beer and wine to its product line, Shipt, an Alabama grocery delivery service, announced same-day beer and wine delivery. “We have to be mindful and considerate in protecting the safety of our customers. “We make sure customers are of a legal age, their ID is not a fake, and that the product is delivered to who purchased it,” Stewart says. Dippi also requires confirmation when ordering. Select products from what they keep in stock, and pay electronically.ĭippi is seeking a green light from the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to start deliveries from state ABC stores, the main purveyors of liquor here, says Ken Stewart, the company’s chief marketing officer.īoth companies check and scan IDs before delivery. With either, choose a store from a list of participating retailers, currently independent package stores, wine shops, brewery tap rooms, and distilleries that sell directly to the public like Dread River in Birmingham (Dippi) and John Emerald Distilling (FetchMe). Dippi and FetchMe are similar, except that Dippi takes orders via an app (find it on the App Store or Dippi’s website ) and FetchMe’s ordering system is directly online, on its website. ![]()
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